Gun Violence

We take safety in our workplaces very seriously and will continue to work with the University and GW Hospital security to ensure we are providing the highest level of security for our community.

Monika Goyal, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, spoke to U.S. News & World Report for an article about the spike in gun-related suicides and the concerns of pediatricians.

Just days after George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) students gathered to express concerns about gun violence and patient safety, two more shootings occurred: One in Wisconsin and one in Pennsylvania.

Flight paramedic and SMHS Health Sciences Distinguished Scholar Kurtis Guy, BSHS ’18 has always dreamed of becoming a doctor – and GW is helping him along the way.

Babak Sarani, MD, director of the Center for Trauma and Critical Care and associate professor of surgery, spoke to EMS World for a Q&A about fatalities following a shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Florida.

Babak Sarani, MD, director of trauma and acute care medicine and associate professor of surgery and of emergency medicine, spoke to The Washington Post in a video explaining what bullets do when they enter the body.

Babak Sarani, MD, associate professor of surgery and of emergency medicine, was quoted by The New York Times in an article about GW Hospital patient Matt Mika's recovery after being shot during the congressional baseball practice

Mary Elizabeth Schroeder, MD, assistant professor of surgery, was quoted by The New York Times in an article about the mass shooting at a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia and GW Hospital patient Matt Mika.

GW Hospital hosted its 6th Annual Trauma Survivors Day, reuniting trauma patients with their care teams

Lee Beers, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, spoke to KGO-TV (San Francisco) for an article about how to talk with children about the mass shooting in a Texas church.